The kids get excited for half days.... I don't! Half a day always means MORE WORK for teachers!
- First period the kids had Dance. Since the fifth grade is prepping for graduation, they have taken over the stage for a few weeks so the kids will have Dance in the classroom. Not as much fun, but you do what you must!
- Reading - We decided to double up today and read two chapters of "The Boxcar Children". We read Chapter 9 (about the kids picking cherries for the doctor) and Chapter 10 (Henry running in a foot-race and winning $25 dollars and a silver cup. He also met his Grandfather who he has never met, and he and his grandfather still don't know they have met! After we read the two chapters we went over a bunch of questions to make sure they comprehended and retained what they had just learned. We also did a little "homophone" fill in the blank activity with the reading.
- Math - We started the Chapter 12 Performance Task. We read the questions one by one. The students then had to tell me each STEP they had to do. We wrote the steps down... First I have to do this. Next I have to do this. Finally I have to compare these. We did this step by step because I noticed that they understand the math, but they get confused by the questions. Hopefully we will see an increase in the performance now that we SLOWED down and looked at it step by step. We didn't get to finish but we got more than half way done. We will have time tomorrow I guess!
- Lunch/Early Dismissal - We went to lunch at 11 and by 11:30 we released students.
Homework:
- Reading: Stained Glass Non-Fiction Article
- Be Prepared for the Trip Tomorrow
- 4 students still need to bring in permission slips
- If you want to bring snacks, you must have them in a backpack!
- You can bring spending money.
- You can share with a friend.
- You cannot borrow money from friends!
- Cell phones if seen will be taken!
- Must wear uniforms!
- We will be leaving school at 9:45
- We will be returning around 2PM
- Bag lunches will be provided for those who want one.
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